Brandeis University has sold its president’s mansion, fetching about $2 million for the historic Newton home which has been graced by the presence of such distinguished guests as Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt and the Dalai Lama. The 5,500-square-foot colonial at 66 Beaumont Ave. was on the market for about five months, after school president Fred Lawrence opted to move from Cambridge into an apartment in Waltham to be close to the campus. The final bid from the buyer, the Pike family of Newton, came in $190,000 below the $2.25 million list price. “In this market you certainly don’t expect...
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